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MOORE'S RURAL >1W- YORKER: AS AGRICULTURAL AXD FAMILY NEWSPAPER 



OCT. 



stack, with two other* leaning ftgalast It, so ee 



furnish an air passage, should their be any t 

 itacj to heating. Stalks bad better 

 atooked In the field, until wanted for feeding oat, 

 than to be stored tn Urge stacks or close mows, | 

 where they axe certain to ■offer from heating o 

 mould, or both combined. 



The Agriculturists of I 



od/yfi 



i politics. Mr. Doco- 

 I present, bnt hU wife ia Mr. LxHODI 

 I the Eepoblican candidate for the Si nate,iapreaei 

 I the State Treasurer, Auditor. Jadfiea, Generals, 

 •I cloae witboat earnest]; .-ul vising (hx- ; Colonela, Majors, and all their subordinates, Honor- 

 mers to take especial tire of their corn fodder; for ables of ever; degree. Editors, a Circus, and over 

 when wellsarad, it Is of high ralne fur milch cows I 20,000 people, who crowd the Fair Grounds to 

 and other stock, and we would be equally in earn- repletion. Then, women and ohildren are here. 

 eit in denouncing the practice of feeding out .' and if the Egyptian females did not dispense with 

 along the roads and lanes, wasting the refuse stalks hoops after the manner ef the " Aggers" on the 

 as well as the manure made by the animals thus i Hieroglyphics, there would be such a crash as 

 fed everywhere Lot the right place — is the barn- would cause immense sacrifice of steel and whale- 



yard. If the yard la moddy It Barely wants the lit 

 ter— and sheds and racks ore In the end never 

 expensive. 



Facts warrant the assertion that corn fairly 

 ripened on the stalks Is heavier than that husked 

 before it lw 



some gain in grain — accompanied with a loss 

 tho value of the fodder — when the corn Is well 

 dried on the bill before catting. The farmer must 

 decide for bfmself— more frequently, however, cir- 

 cumstances decide for him, and he outs his corn 

 when other work and the weather allow him to get 



I il- 



t Is they overrun everything, and Bettle 

 on every place like an army of locusts. Even 

 icred precincts of the Editor's room are not 

 pt from the*e forcible entriea One thing Is 

 in, the Destroying Angel has not passed over 

 properly dry, and that there is | this Egypt and taken tbe lives of the first born, or 

 the last born either. There Is a display of infant?, 

 fit tbe breast aod in arms, which would do credit 

 to the most notable baby-show jet offered to an In- 

 telligent and discerning public 



Now, Messrs. Editors, you know I am not an agri- 

 culturist, and do not pretend to give yoa all the 

 solid facts which present themselves at these 

 shows. But such facts as I have, I give unto you, 

 and as far as they go they are accurate, eapeciallv 

 ho far forth as tbe infanta are concerned. 



THE ILLINOIS STATE FAIR. 



Er>3. Ki.'RAi,:— Perhaps a few lines from tbe 

 Illinois State Fair may be of Interest to you. This 

 is the Sixth Annuut Exhibition, and fa held at Cen- 

 tral i a, or, rather, Central City, though tbe two 

 places are almost one. These towns are 252 miles 

 from Chicsgo, and on the lino of tbe Illinois Cen- 

 tral Railroad, a short distance below the ju 

 of the two branches. Above here, at various dis- 

 tances, cross-roads from East and West, from North 

 and South, Intersect, and thus Centralis la open to 

 all the State and States adjacent. It is worthy of 

 mention here, that the Illinois Central Railroad 

 passes over as many degrees of latitude as one 

 would traverse In going from Albany to Norfolk. 

 Thus you And In Illinois tbe productions of a wide 

 region, and the climate of several degrees in 



The Illinois State Fairs have been heretofore 

 held in tbe Central and Northern parts of the 

 SWte. This is held in "Egypt," as the Southern 

 portion of Illinois Is called. It was so held, in 

 order to bring out the productions of Egypt, to 

 interest the citizens, and to commend the Im- 

 provement In Agriculture aud Mechanics to a 

 people, who, by location and association, are not 

 regarded as particularly alive to Progress. Egypt 

 was settled by Southern people. It has a rich soil 

 and mild climate, aud lis people, gaining a liveli- 

 hood with ease, ore content with the ways of their 

 fathers, and willing to remain In the condition of 

 their Virginia and Kentucky ancestors. The 

 of Progress moves on, but Egypt has hardly heard 

 the echo of its roar. The "Sucker" here vegetates 

 in immortal bloom, addicted to indolence, to hunt- 

 ing and sporting, uud easily winning from the 



!tpt : 



THE HARVEST IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, 



Ens. Rural:— Another season, with its toils and 

 aDxieties, has passed, harvest time has arrived 

 again, and the tired farmers are gathering a reward 

 for their labors. And, although the times are hard, 

 very hard, they feel in much better spirits, aud 



grain him 

 Call, and 



good condition till grass comes, and then he has 

 no more grain till falL My other sheep, if I find 

 that they are not keeping in good order 

 alone, and especially my lambs, I give a 

 oats, or half gill of corn, per head daily. 



I have tried what is called close breeding with 

 s part of my flock, twa jears in succession, and 

 the Iambs were much weaker than common, 

 while those of the other part were strong as uauaL 

 All my buck lambs that I think will not make first- 

 rate bucks, I yard about the first of October and 

 sell them. I keep no wethers, as I think it more 

 profitable for me to keep ewes than wethers. I 

 also cull my ewes in toe fall, taking out all such 

 ewes and ewe lambs as do not suit me. put them 

 by themselves, and sell them for what I can get— 

 I eold my entire clip of wool last June, for 3G cents 

 per lb, but it was the top of tho market here for 

 full blood Merino. Riid Bitrbitt. 



Burdstt. Sohojler Co , N. Y., IMS. 



CHEESE, AND CHEESE- MAKING. 



Eos. Rcral:— I am not willing that our Rural 

 should lack in any particular, and as a subscriber 

 Inquires respecting cheese-making, allow me to 





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lois has much of the prairie in 

 rger proportion of forest and 



ntry, than may be found In 



broken and 



nny other part of the State. 



The present Fair, at which $15,000 is offered in 

 premiums, has surpassed tho anticipations of the 

 Society, and may be regarded as a grand success. 

 In the Stook Department, there Is a splendid show. 

 At first, 353 stalls were made, but the demands of 

 tho first day required an addition, and now more 

 than 400 stalls and pens are lining the grounds, 

 while Bcores of cattle are tethered in the open air, 

 beneath the shade of the grove. The display of 

 Dorses and Cattle Is particularly fine. Sheep are 

 numerous and look well. Swine are few, but very 

 good specimens are seen. The race of Western 

 Swine is not particularly remarkable for its supe- 

 rior qualities. Of Mules and Jacks there is a large 

 ahow, and ft would do an Eastern man good to see 

 what fine Mules can be produced. The Jacks 

 apeak for themselves, as our ears testify, after 

 sleeping two nights on tho grounds. They make 

 night more than hideous with their vociferous 

 brayiuga 



In Fine Arts, the display Is only moderate. In 

 Dairy products very slim. In Domestic Fabrics, 

 tolerable; nothing remarkable, but I know very 

 little of this sort of comforters. The Mechanical 

 Department Is good, but not very large. This De- 

 partment la, however, very attractive. Reapers 

 and Mowers, Scales and Plows, are surrounded by 

 orowda. Beehives come In for a largo share of at 

 tentlon. 



.> T . h n. t Fn ! lt . flh0W '" B° od -- considering the fact 

 that Illinois is not a great fruit State.-bnt a simple 

 Rochester ahow would make a larger display- 

 Apples and Pears do well iu parts of the State. 

 Grapes succeed in Egypt and the lower Central 

 portions. Peaches thrive along tbe Mississippi 

 and at the South, and the Melons ore unequaled. I 

 And IhBt Hooker & Co., and Ellwakoo A Barht 

 have both representative men and representative 

 pears here, and thefr beautiful varieties ore truly 

 luscious to behold, and, undoubtedly, "not bad to 

 lake." Of this I cannot speak professionally or 

 experimentally. Mr. Ketjzli is here with his 

 Filters, and S. S. Hitchcock and Mr. Pitts are on 

 hand from their Scale Works and Horse Powers, 

 In Chicsgo. Otherwise I am the only entry in 

 Class— "Rochester Men. - ' 



N'ow. my friend RraAL, a word for your private 

 ear, and -prent" it, too. Read, mark and in- 

 wardly digest, and then operate on the officers of 



^u^^Sbere, in the middle ofthegronndt, 



gtous to the eating department, in foil 



to lbs) hor " ring, and "mighty convenient" 



Bl , . ??" °' tho grounds. This edifice is of 



room by day. Pan of lhll bni]dU J 



off into ft Telegraph «(&, 



ent'a office. The Edi 



tare In Illinois, and I believe 



New York, where let it be established 



Its erection is due mainly to the efforts 



Dcxlap, a well known agricultural writer or this 



State,— the •* Rctul" of the Chicago Tnhnu, and 



the proprietor of a nursery at Urban*. To him be I 



Superintend' 

 "em Is a new fea- 

 unknown one In 



i flourish. 



much more patiently than last year, after having 

 their crops destroyed by the grasshoppers. They 

 have something to live on the coming winter, 

 which many of them had not last season. 



A rather wet and cold May, an unfavorable seed 

 time, was followed by hot, dry weather during 

 June and the first half of July, and that by cold 

 and wet in the latter part of July and throughout 

 Augusf. Notwithstanding these disadvantages, 

 vegetables of all kinds came forward— especially 

 fn June— with a rapidity that I never witnessed 

 elsewhere. Our soil is very warm and quick, and 

 always gives a good account of itself when it has 

 a chance. The prairie land is a dark colored sandy 

 loam; the oak openings the same, but lighter, 

 while the soil of the timber and bottom lands con- 

 sists of a black vegetable mould, with a subsoil of 

 mixed clay aud sand. We find all of them excel- 

 lent for producing any of the staple crops. 



Indian corn takes the lead as the main article of 

 produce as yet, and we have a most bountiful yield 

 of it. The Iobs we experienced last year from the 

 grasshopper pest, (none have been seen thia season.) 

 taught us the true value of our farm produots, and, 

 therefore, last spring we put in all tho seed we 

 possibly could. Corn being more easily obtained 

 then any other seed, was planted to much greater 

 extent thau it otherwise would have been, and 

 though wo lost much by bad seed and the ravages 

 " blackbirds and ground squirrels, yot, twenty, 

 id fifty acre fields, are quite common, and 

 it does one's heart good to look on them now, as 

 they are turning golden in the light of these 

 pleasant September days. 



Wheat would have been very good but for the 

 ruat, which damaged it much in some localitiea 

 It probably will not average more than fifteen 

 buBhela to the acre— about half a crop. Oats and 

 other small grains are excellent. Potatoes, a large 

 yield and first rate quality, as they always 

 here, the rot being unknown. In one thing I 

 inclined to think that Minnesota is without 

 equal, and that is in the production of melons. 

 For a long time past every body has been enjoying 

 tbem, and I should hardly dare to tell the 

 some of them— it would undoubtedly inj 

 reputation for veracity with some. 



Considerable Sorghum was planted here last 

 spring, and tbe planters felt very Bure that they 

 should have a large amount of sugar making 

 do this fall, but lately they have had but very little 



dirty, » 



good rule, please giro us a call and taste for your- 

 self. In preparing rennet, take two lemons and 

 fourth of a tea spoon of saltpetre to one ren- 

 net, put in a small jar end fill up with water, also 

 throw in a cup of salt. Use the least quantity 

 possible,— only suflicient to bring the curd,— as 

 use, put iu more water and salt Let the milk 

 stand till the curd comeaat night, then cat it down 

 with anyknifo that hat a Mad*. Iu the morning 

 dip carefully into the strainer, laid over the basket 

 — set the morning cord— by the time it comes, 

 have the whey out of the other by shaking the 

 strainer, and laying a flat Btooe on it— lake that op 

 and press in the same way. Prepare water, not 

 quite scalding hot, pour on to the curds, whether 

 yon have two or four— those that are the oldest 

 first, as they need more ecalding. Stir them, and 

 when they will squeak like Indian rubber in your 

 teeth, it is scalded enough. Take into your bowl 

 or tub, after dipping into the strainer for the 

 water to draiu off, and chop fine. Our only rule 

 for Bait, is it muBt taste a little too salt— batter 

 though to have too little than too much. Put 

 the press after it gets cool— if put in too warm 

 does not do so well— put no weight at all at first— 

 in an hour or two a little, aud more 

 ment will teach yen. Press from one morning 

 till the next night, if the cheese is good size. After 

 following these directions, which resemble very 



Best Ejkd of Timbxr job Pcw Logs 

 iuform me, through the Rcral, which is 

 kind of timber for |inmp logs,o 



der ground. 

 it, pine, si 

 and what would l 



the least, pine, sprue* 



3 hundred 



the water 



■ hemlock?— 



boima.— Seeing it Btated in 



Ikqutriss 

 ft late issue of your journal thftt _„™^ 

 makers of Danvers and Haverhill, Mass, had pur- 

 chased land warrants for land, in Virginia, paying 

 tor them iu shoes, can I and others hereabouTs be 

 informed through the Rpral where, or of whom 

 these warrants may be obtained?— what would be 

 the discount for cash? Furthei. if purchasers 

 may locate anywhere in Virginia west of tbe Al- 

 leganya, and outside of "Thayer's dominion?"— 

 ™„" '} a " * be P re<ilBe b <,Q odaries of this new domm- 

 i the above qaerl 

 istanlreader. Can auv deserio. 

 Hies of that section ot country 

 E. P. RcessLL, Princeton. N. J, 1S53. 

 —We are not sufficiently posted upon 

 the points Mr. R. desires to have elucidated to 

 give perfectly reliable information— perhaps some 

 ' " readers can answer to his satisfaction. 



ban 











should be cut? 







Wate 



uan Johnson, 



the story" of going " 

 barn," if you do not have i 

 when you look at it, I am mu 



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PIG PASTURES. 



Ens. Rural:— In the Cultivator (or 1838-9, 1 find 

 the following letter from the pen of S. W. Jrwett. 

 How far it will conflict with the patent, or copy- 

 right, nlluded to by H. T. B., I know not— but deem- 

 ing it a valuable suggestion I send it as a sort of 

 addenda to the " weekly rotary pig pasture" system. 



Jessb BrjEL— The following is a description of a 

 clover paBtnro for swine, which, in my opinion, 

 where a situation is convenient for tbe same, with 

 irm soil, a portion of the farmer's interest can- 

 be placed in a more profitable manner thau by 

 leg each successive year a fresh clover ley for 



ibjecL Its growth has 

 their expectations at all, and but little of it i 

 mature. I think that we shall have to depend 

 our maple groves for a supply of home-made 

 Bweets for a while longer. Cranberries, in large 

 quantities and of the very best quality, are now 

 being gathered from tbe marshes and meadows— 

 they make an excellent substitute for apples. 



Of course it will be no news to you, to tell you 

 that we are " goingahead," even now. This place 

 perhapB presents a fair sample of North Western 

 progress. Three years ago there was not a dozen 

 acres of plowed land within twenty miles of here. 

 Now there are cornfields of thirty and fifty acres, 

 and to judge by the way the prairie has been 

 " broken " this summer, it will not be long before 

 we shall havethem ofabundred acres. Still there 

 is plenty of government land, subject to pre- 

 emption, within a few miles ef here. 



I fear thia letter is already too long, but in closing 



itil,,* 



e find tbe Rural a faithful 

 r Prairio Homes, and a very pleasant 

 lion. Long may it visit us. 



HEAVY FLEECES, 



Ens. Rcual:— I have lately seen in your very 

 useful paper, several statements concerning heavy 

 fleeces that were uken from Spanish Merino Sheep 

 and I should like to give a statement also, of the 

 weight of the fleeces that I am taking from my 

 flock. I keep none but the Spanish Merino, and I 

 generally winter about 200, in alL I formerly 

 thought that if my ewes and ewe lambs averaged 

 1 lbs per head, I was doing well; but they now 

 average 5 Its. My entire Book, at last shearing, 

 averaged 5 fca. 11 ox. Some of my ewes and also 

 lambs gave 7 D>i per head— my stock buck 

 gave 8 pounds when a yearling. 10J pounds when 

 two years old, 13 pounds when three years old, 

 15 pounds when four years old, and all so well 

 washed that those who have purchased my wool 

 found any fault, but have been pleased 

 with It I winter my sheep on hay, which I put in 



A, represents a field of grain, of one ac 

 more, well Btooked with clover. B— a field of tbe 

 eame size, of corn or peaa C— a clover pasture 

 for hogs. D — a lane leading from the hog-pen. 



The following year the lot A will be the ran 

 for the hogs, and so on, by a rotation of crops, the 

 whole is constantly Improving, with the addition of 

 the manure from the piggery. New improvements 

 in rotation I frequently hear of, suoh as stoves, 

 steam-boilers, Ac; their success has induced me 

 to send you the above plan of a Rotary Pig Pas- 

 ture. S. W. Jbwett. 



Weybridge, Tt., 1858. 



Czue-kt Pipb.— In the Rfbal of Sept 11th, Mr. 

 G. Gravbb asks, " Will Borne of your readers give 

 their experience in leading water through cement 

 pipes? What proportions of lime, Band, &0>, — 

 what the cost per rod?" I have used one-third ol 

 lime to two-thirds of Band, but find that much Ies : 

 time Ib preferable, even one-fourth or one-sixth, if 

 it is good, and none but such should be used. In 

 plastering cisterns, more lime is needed to make 

 it adhere, but It weakens the cement. Mr. G.will 

 find that a pipe of sole tiles and cement is cheaper 

 than one wholly cement, and can be made of any 

 size desired. In the Rpbal of July 17th there I 

 a description of a pipe equal to Hobbik A Co' 

 wooden water pipe in its capacity, aud of impel 

 iahablo materials, costing for tbe Bame, twentj 

 five cents per rod.— H. J. F., Palmyra, N. Y., 1S5S 



inquire at what 

 How manufactured? If you 

 Information, please do bo.— 

 DepauvUU, M K, 1858. 



Rbmarks.— When the seeds of the Sorghum ate 

 at least three-fourths ripe, or when a hard frost 

 has come, out the canes just above the ground; 

 strip off the leaves and seed heads, and it Is ready 

 for the mill. The practice of J. 8. Lovrriko, Esq., 

 (whose experience in manufacturing has lately been 

 published in the Rural, to which we refer Mr. 

 Johnson, for manufacturing process,) was to cut 

 the cane into two parte, separating the eight lower 

 joints from the upper ones. Tho upper joints 

 contain little eugar, but will make good molasses. 



eof your 





How ■ 

 wish to 1 



the winter, 1 would thank y 

 respondents to tell me hon 

 What is the best manm 

 cut up or not? What 

 with bay?— D. C, Clyde, N. V, 



Remarks.— As regards the comparative value of 

 hay Bnd corn stalkB, experiments mado by writers 

 upon agricultural science place thei 

 taking the best of raeh into the calculation. Such 

 is the difference In value of hay, that 100 as. 

 ill equal 120 lbs. of the second, 1 



ffij. of the t 





made, will rate as low as 

 e, and a double quantity i 

 . Will Rcral readers give 

 this topic? 





I further would ask for a abort description of each 

 distinct fancy pigeon, name and peculiar marts, 

 with price aud where to be bought,— if possible all 

 in one number, so as to bo a guide readily exam- 

 ined. I have three pigeon houses, two well filled 

 with the common pigeon; the other a handsome 

 i my yard, Intended atone for fancy pigeons. 



some thirty o 

 now. I have 



pretty things, 



forty varieties, but cannot tin 

 10 idea of depriving myself t 

 serving to please the eye and 



3nt during the day— try to keep them as 

 honBe pets. Can I get twenty nrlstiei tor $20 — 

 How much? I have several pairs which co.nt me 

 $1 per pair. Freight on suoh things is so high It 

 deters me from buying.— M. W. pHtLipa, Edward*, 



Cattlb w HrNOABT.— Tbe London ( Eng.) Tim 

 in a sketch of the movements of Prince Ds Jorj- 

 tlllb, states that on the occasion of his visit to the 

 estate ot the Duke of Cobcbg, at Puzta of Vaca, in 



himself of the immense scale on which tbe breed- 

 ing of cattle is carried on in that country. The 

 Duke assembled before his visitor all the cattle on 

 his estate. They formed a proccasion of 360 oxen 

 yoked to cars, and ornamented with ribbons and 

 flowers, 10.000 Bheep, and all the horses of the 

 breeding stud. Tbe grooms and the shepherds 

 were all dressed in their national costume, giv- 

 ing to the procession (which took three hoars In 

 marching past) a most picturesque appearance. 

 Many other land-owners in Hungary, however, 

 conld marshal a procession which would reduce 

 the foregoing to insignificance. Pretty good Cat- 



ucb if any grain, except to my tie Show for the Hungarians. 



Th. Stats FAta, - Our reader. »m bm jn 

 mind that the N. Y. State Fair opens at Sjracuse 

 on Tuesday next, Oct 5tb. and continue, f(mr a 

 The amount of Premiums offered exceed. teOM. 

 The first day will be principally devoted tomtkino; 

 entries and arranging animals and articles for the 

 exhibition. The judges will commence their e*. 

 aminations on Wednesday morning— It being .pa! 

 ciaUy enjoined that no persons whatever, except 

 those having charge of articles, shall bo present at 

 tho examinations or deliberations of the judcea 

 The exhibition will be open to the public on Thurs- 

 day and Friday. The Plowing Match will take 

 place on Thursday. The Annual Address will be 

 delivered on Friday by Hon. J. R. WtLmus, PreVt 

 of tbe Ag. College of Michigan, a B8 j e of Inj. 

 proved Stook will take place during th. Fair. 



-We are glad to leam that the indications 

 favor a good exhibition, though wo think, the Fair 

 has not been properly ad.oniaed (bj the circutr, 

 tion of Premium List, Programme, ft o , . \v„ l(tu 

 New ^ ork. The buildings are already completed 

 and the while grounds ready (or the exhibition. 



Ton FAiRB—Seveial County, District and Town 

 Fairs were held in this State last week, but we arc 

 unable to give the results with any doflnltene^a— 

 We presume the Livingston, Genesee, Jefferson, 

 Onondaga, Steuben and Yates Shows were credita- 

 ble and successful. The Cortland Co. Fair is said 

 to have been a perfect success, as was that of the 

 Tonawanda Valley Ag. Society, at Atllca Alarge 

 number of Co. Fairs are held this week— among 

 others, Ontario, Cayuga, Erie, Niaj u 

 Orleans, Schuyler. Tioga aud Wyoming. We hope 

 to hear favorable reports from all these, and 

 others— and exceedingly regret that we oannot ao- 

 cept numerous Invitations to attend Fairs in vari- 

 ous parts of the Stale. 



Nbw Wohk 

 pleasure to ai 

 the accomplished Secretary of the Moss, Board i 

 Agriculture, has prepared a work on Dairy Farm- 

 ing, which will soon be published. It is to com- 

 prise over 100 pages, fully illustrated. We learn 

 that it will embrace a sketch of the different breeds 

 of stock, especially the dairy breeds; the princi- 

 ples of breeding ; the selection of milch cows, with 

 a fall and complete explanation of Gubhon's 

 method; the feeding and management of dairy 

 stock; the raising of calves; the culture of grasses 

 and forage plants; the diseases of stock; acbapler 

 on Dutch dairy farming, wiih the dairy manage, 

 ment of Hor8fall, not before published in a form 

 available to tbe American public. A chapter is 

 devoted to " A Letter to a Dairyman," containing 

 many valuable suggeHtions, and another to the de- 

 tails of the milk, the butter and the cheese dairies. 

 We a 



render the work i 



nd it will 



the one now announced proves as valuable as Is 

 indicated from the table of contents, and tbe repu- 

 tation of the author, it will have a large Bale. 



Union Ag. Society— The people of Sweden, 

 Clarkaon, Union and Ogden, completed the organi- 

 zation of this Society on the 16th inst, by adopting 

 By-Laws, Ac, and electing the following officers:— 

 Preridtnt— E. B. Holusp, of Sweden. Mce /W- 

 dents— 3.\% Davis, Sweden; Wm. Brown, Ogden; A. 

 Baldwin, Clarkaon; U. Murdoff, Union. Secretary — 

 H. N. Beach, Sweden. Treasurer— Thomas Cornea 

 Sweden. Directors — Dudley Locke, Sweden; J. 

 Hill, Jr., Ogden; J. C.Clake,Clarbsou; H.Redman, 

 Union. Tou^i Committees — Sweden— John Reed, 

 Edward Taylor, Justin Cook; Clarkson— Adam 

 Moore, Nelson Moore, Oliver Phllllpe; Ogden— W. 

 Brown, A. Cady, J. R. Ross; Union — 8. Banker, 

 Sumner Austin. B. Harmon. 



— Tbe first Fair of the Society is to be held at 

 Brockport, on Tuesday, the 12th Inst 



of your experienced subscribers w 



stocks, and less of fruit. Somt 

 and par 



RBI 



t, and oblige 

 ■W. R. a, W'anaming, Afin., 1888, 

 a. — The " Moon theories" entertained by 



some of the tillers of th 

 nothing else. We know of those who defer seeding 

 in the time of the new mooD, and others who as 

 rjertlnaclimtt wait for that period before committing 

 to the soil the germs of future crops. When a load 

 of cobble stones drawn at the new of tbe moon, 

 will make twice as many rods of fence as those 

 drown while Lotja is on the wane— when "Free 

 Love Associations " cultivate and cherish the pure 

 and holy In woman — when Spirituatism evolves 

 a truth calculated to dignify and ennoble man — 

 then, and not till then, will we be ready to accept 

 the tales concerning this peculiar influence of the 

 moon as truth undefined. 



irons readers, infoi 

 i Rc~hal If there i 



-Wiil j 







a of 

 . "n 

 hear of it,— P. D 

 Wayne Co., N. K, 1858. 



Rkmauk?,— Many veterinarians are disposed t 

 consider "hog," or "blood" spavin, a serious die 

 ease, attended with no great, but often permanent 

 lameness — very apt to return after tbe enlargement 

 subsides under medical treatment. The cause of 

 the disease— the enlarged mucous sack— lies deep, 

 and Is with difficulty operated upon. The desire 

 of the practitioner is to produce tbe absorption of 

 the contents of the sack, and this is sometimes 

 done by long applied pressure. A bandage may 

 be contrived to take in tbe whole of the hock ex- 

 cept its point, and a compress of folded linen 

 placed upon the spsvin, confining the principal 

 pressure to that point A work entitled "Beery 

 Man hUoirn Famer," recommends the following 

 compound:— Soft soap, 1 oz.; spirits of hartshorn, 

 i oz— stir well in a marble mortar— spirits of tur- 

 pentine, i oz.; oil of origanum, 1 oz.; atrong cam- 

 phorated spirits of wine, 3 oz. Mix all together 

 and bottle. Bub on the spavin every night and 

 morning fjr a fortnight or three weeka Do not 

 require any violent exertion on the part of the 



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i BMH 



-We a 



>ccipt of a 

 - Lewis F. 



circular from the Editor of this i 

 Allen, Esq-, of Black Rock, N. Y. — announcing a 

 fourth volume lu preparation, and requesting Short- 

 horn breeders Interested to properly arrange their 

 pedlgreea All pedigrees must be sent in previous 

 to Dec. 1st, 1888, in order that the volume may be 

 issued by May 1st, 1859. Tbe Editor soya every 

 pedigree muBt be made out at fail length, and each 

 complete in itself. The price for recording pedi- 

 grees Is 50 cents each; good portraits of animals, 

 (outs being furnished by the owners) will be In- 

 serted at $5 each. The price of the work to con- 

 tributors and subscribers, will be the same as the 

 last volume, $5 a copy. It is to be of the same 

 style and material as the third volome. 



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Convention i 

 fifteen or twenty persons responded to the call 

 for thia Convention, which assembled in New 

 York during the meeting of the American Pomo- 

 logical Society. Thoogh no buslnesi of impor 

 tance was transacted, i 



Bybam, Esq , of the Valley Farmer, as President— 

 and a committee appointed to select tbe most suit- 

 able time aod place next season, and Issue a call 

 for a General Convention of tbe entire Agricul- 

 tural and Horticultural Press of tbe country. 



A Good Lot op Horses. — At tbe recent Na- 

 tional Horse Show, in Springfield, Masa, four pre- 

 miums (two of $100 and two of $50) were offered 

 for teams 1C hands and over, and IS and 14 bands, 

 and twenty six pairs were entered. The Commit- 

 tee, in their Report, after awarding the premiums, 

 recommended two gratuities, and remarked "that 

 of the 2G pairs entered, 2,1 of which were for pre- 

 miums, 23 were every wsy worthy of awarda" 



i— held at Sandusky, 8ept 



Is said to have been a com- 



bibition was decidedly bu- 



and the attendance and receipts unusually 



large-rendering it tbe best Fair ever held in tbo 



West Regre 



Tni Ohio State F 

 14th to 17th IncluBiv, 



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